About

Seattle-based pianist Jesse Myers is an adventurous explorer of music that expands the possibilities of the piano. With a strong interest in performance that pushes piano music into new realms, Myers frequently performs music for prepared piano, new music for piano and electronics, as well as traditional classical literature in nontraditional settings. His solo concerts have been featured on King FM, Seattle Magazine, City Arts Magazine, Second Inversion, Seattle Weekly, The Live Music Project, and regularly appear in The Stranger’s curated best concerts. His recent work with the prepared piano and electroacoustic music has led to tours across the country including artist residencies and solo guest performances at universities, conservatories, and music festivals.

Mr. Myers has chosen the vocation of being a lifetime student of the piano and tireless teacher of its techniques and repertoire. He is on the faculty at Holy Names Academy and runs a thriving studio from his home in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood comprised primarily of adult classical pianists making a return to the piano.

Jesse Myers has a Master of Music degree from the University of Washington in piano performance. He also attended Bowling Green State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Music in piano performance. His important teachers have been Robin McCabe (piano, UW 2004-2006), Virginia Marks (piano,BGSU 1999-2003), Valrie Kantorski and Frances Burnett (Piano, Bowling Green Creative Arts, 1995-1999), and Marylin Shrude (composition, Bowling Green Creative Arts and Interlochen).

I was a feature soloist in this event, presenting music for piano and electronics. Check out this LIVE recording of Christopher Cerrone’s Hoyt-Schermerhorn. https://soundcloud.com/jessemyerspiano/cerrone-hoyt-schermerhorn-live-jesse-myers

Kent Karnofski from The Live Music Project published an article on my work with prepared piano for my upcoming residency at Cornish College of the Arts. http://livemusicproject.org/steinways-screws-myers-plays-cage/

KingFM’s modern classical music service, Second Inversion, just published a really nice interview with me about my upcoming Cage recitals. The avant-garde and always-iconoclastic composer John Cage threw a …